iPhone technology tracks down thief

An iPhone snatched from a woman shopping at a New York City department store was recovered via the phone's tracking system.

Police say the 24-year-old woman was sitting near the entrance of the Tuci Italia store in mid-Manhattan on Thursday when a man armed with a handgun grabbed her phone and fled.

Police searched the area but came up empty. That's when Police Officer Robert Garland asked for the victim's iTunes account and used Apple's iCloud feature on his own device to track the phone's location to a nearby intersection.

When the thief walked past the officers, the victim's phone began to beep.

The suspect was charged with robbery and criminal possession of stolen property.

No weapon was recovered.

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